vocabulary for The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
flustered
nervous or confused
intense
showing great concentration or determination
persistent
refusing to give up continuing stubbornly
optimistic
hopeful about the future,confident
defiant
willing to stand up to opposition;bold
antagonism
hostility; unfriendliness
incriminate
to cause to appear guilty
legitmate
in accordance with accepted practices; reasonable
idiosyncrasy
a personal way of acting odd mannerism
contorted
twisted or pulled out of shape